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2406590

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Cysteine protease gene fragments from three protozoan parasites Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei, and Entamoeba histolytica were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from genomic DNA using degenerate oligonucleotide primers. The primers used for the amplification were designed based upon amino acid sequences flanking the active site cysteine and asparagine residues that are conserved in the eukaryotic cysteine proteases analyzed to date. The amplified DNA fragments, representing approximately 70% of the coding regions of the cysteine protease genes, were subcloned and sequenced. Sequence analysis and alignment showed significant sequence similarity to other members of the eukaryotic cysteine protease family (45% identical to chicken cathepsin L) and conservation of the cysteine, histidine, and asparagine residues which form the catalytic triad. These gene fragments provide molecular probes for further analysis of the structure and function of these important metabolic enzymes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0166-6851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Amplification and sequencing of genomic DNA fragments encoding cysteine proteases from protozoan parasites.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't